{"id":45,"date":"2018-10-24T00:22:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T00:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:59:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7632-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7632-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7632-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7632-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7632-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The GEODE Lab uses remote sensing to study ecosystem structure and function.\u00a0 Our work focuses on understanding ecosystem responses to environmental change, and modeling interactions between forests, tundra, climate, land use change, disturbance and biodiversity.\u00a0 At the core of much of our work is the question of how vulnerable or resilient ecosystems are in a time of global environmental change.<\/p>\n<p>The lab employs a suite of remote sensing (from UAVs to satellite imagery) and machine learning techniques to supplement field data and conduct multi-scale analyses of ecological patterns and processes.\u00a0 We integrate innovative remote sensing and informatics techniques with ecosystem science and theory,\u00a0working with a diversity of collaborators.<\/p>\n<p>Our research spans the globe \u2013 from shrub biomass mapping in Alaska to habitat connectivity analyses in Colombia.\u00a0 See below for a sample of some of the systems we study.\u00a0 Check out the Research tab to learn more about our projects and approach to science.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GEODE Lab uses remote sensing to study ecosystem structure and function.\u00a0 Our work focuses on understanding ecosystem responses to environmental change, and modeling interactions between forests, tundra, climate, land use change, disturbance and biodiversity.\u00a0 At the core of much of our work is the question of how vulnerable or resilient ecosystems are in a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1024,"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/1024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goetzlab.rc.nau.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}